Question 1

An area where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean is called an...

Accepted Answer

estuary

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ecosystem

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watershed

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water quality

Question 2

An ________ is made up of living community and nonliving factors that affect it.

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ecosystem

Answer

water quality

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watershed

Answer

estuary

Question 3

________ is the process in which rocks and soil are dropped.

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deposition

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weathering

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erosion

Question 4

________ is the wearing away of land by the action of soil being moved by wind or water.

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erosion

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deposition

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weathering

Question 5

________ is an area of land that drains into a body of water like the Chesapeake Bay.

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watershed

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water quality

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ecosystem

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estuary

Question 6

Areas of ________, such as ridgelines and divides, separate watersheds.

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higher elevations

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lower elevations

Question 7

The ________ is the largest estuary in the United States.

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Chesapeake Bay

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Atlantic Ocean

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Mississippi River

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James River

Question 8

Testing the ________ is the most helpful way to determine the health of an ecosystem.

Accepted Answer

water quality of an ecosystem

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ecosystem's weather

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temperature of an ecosystem

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animals living in an ecosystem

Question 9

The ________ form the western edge of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

Accepted Answer

Appalachian Mountains

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Grand Canyon

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Mount Everest

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Shenandoah Mountains

Question 10

A  ________ is an area where the soil is usually wet or covered with water.

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wetland

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Dead Zone

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groundwater

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estuary

Question 11

When precipitation hits the ground, it can flow over the surface of the Earth, or be...

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absorbed into the ground

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immediately turn into a cloud

Question 12

Water from rain that flows over the surface of the land into streams and rivers is called...

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runoff

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surface water

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accumulation

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groundwater

Question 13

An estuary's water is ________ since fresh and salt water are mixed together by tides.

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brackish

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salty

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polluted

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fresh

Question 14

Sediment in rivers and streams ________ when the slowing water can no longer move it.

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gets deposited or dropped

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pushes through the bay grasses

Question 15

What collects in cracks and spaces in the rocks and sediments beneath Earth's surface?

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groundwater

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surface water

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runoff

Question 16

Which type of pollutants are impossible to trace to their original source?

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nonpoint source

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point source

Question 17

Which type of pollutants have a direct source of pollution you can trace?

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point source

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nonpoint source

Question 18

A ________ is a smaller stream or river that flows into a larger body of water.

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tributary

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flood plain

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sediment

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lake

Question 19

An area of the Chesapeake Bay where all oxygen has been taken out of the water is called a...

Accepted Answer

Dead Zone

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Watershed

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Estuary

Answer

Flood Plain

Question 20

Underwater plants called ________ are critical to oxygen levels and food chains.

Accepted Answer

bay grasses

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river burch

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algae

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ferns

Question 21

________ is a small plant-like organism that grows in water and sucks up oxygen.

Accepted Answer

algae

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river birch

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ferns

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bay grasses

Question 22

________ are important to bay health, because they help to filter the water.

Accepted Answer

oysters

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algae

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stripped bass

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starfish

Question 23

The Chesapeake Bay provides ________ for many organisms (plants and animals).

Accepted Answer

habitats and food

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wetlands

Question 24

Wetlands absorb all of the following from runoff water EXCEPT for...

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fish

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pollution

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sediment

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chemical contaminants

Question 25

Too ________ will suck up oxygen and kill plants and animals in a watershed.

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much algae growth

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much salt water

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many saltwater fish

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much fresh water

Question 26

Rivers have wide, flat, border areas, called a ______, where water spills over during flooding.

Accepted Answer

flood plain

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sediment

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tributary

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Dead Zone

Question 27

________ is any substance that damages the environment.

Accepted Answer

pollution

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brackish

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runoff

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tributary

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